The demon, held aloft, had a face covered in countless pustules and was smeared with blood, making it a truly hideous sight.
The moment Yin Shan saw him, he frowned in disgust.
His gaze swept forward, and the demon instantly turned into a pool of bloody flesh, falling from the female demon’s grasp.
“Too ugly. Get another one.”
“Yes.”
This time, as the female demon went to seize another captive, many demons with a shred of self-awareness pressed their faces fiercely into the blood, fearing they would be chosen and offend the Demon Lord’s eyes.
Having learned from the previous encounter, the female demon deliberately selected a demon with pleasant features and brought him before Yin Shan.
“Lord Demon Lord.”
The demon trembled, his voice incredibly fawning.
Although he was an insignificant figure in this Black City, he had long heard the name of the Yin Shan Demon Lord.
It was rumored that this Demon Lord ranked among the top five of the eighteen Demon Lords, far surpassing their previous Demon Lord, Han Hong.
“What exactly happened here?”
“Reporting to Lord Demon Lord, the new Demon Lord organized a challenge to defend the arena, and we are all here to participate.”
The demon dared not conceal anything and answered truthfully.
Yin Shan gazed at the blood-red arena in the center, his divine sense crashing outwards in all directions, his eyes growing colder.
“If the Demon Lord is no longer here, who is responsible for this arena challenge?”
“What?”
“Impossible! I… I still…”
“Alas, where is that esteemed demon official!”
“…”
Only then did the demons realize that the demon who had been overseeing the arena matches had vanished.
Yin Shan sneered, “Mere fleeting promises are enough to hoodwink you all. Truly a pack of imbeciles.”
He knew at this moment that these demons had been tricked.
As for the one who had tricked them, it was naturally the mysterious female demon who had killed Han Hong.
But why would that female demon do this?
Was it merely for amusement?
Yet, he felt that the matter was likely not as simple as he thought.
The other party had killed a Demon Lord and set up an arena challenge; it was clearly not an impulse.
Yin Shan looked towards the Black City Demon Lord’s Mansion. “Let’s go take a look there.”
“Yes.”
The eight demons carrying the palanquin immediately acknowledged.
The female demon glanced at the demon in her hand and casually tossed him aside.
Bang!
The demon landed squarely on the arena, his limbs shattered, blood gushing out.
The other demons fell silent, shrinking tightly into themselves, daring not to move.
The Demon Lord’s Mansion was empty, appearing to be undisturbed.
The moment Yin Shan entered the vicinity of the Demon Lord’s Mansion, he immediately sensed something was amiss.
However, it was already too late.
As if an unseen, fatal string had been pulled, all the traps were triggered simultaneously.
Golden beams of light shot out from every corner of the Demon Lord’s Mansion, targeting Yin Shan and his entourage in the air.
“Wind, come forth.”
Yin Shan’s demonic power surged, and a gust of Yin wind swept outwards from his center.
Bang, bang, bang!
The violent clashes of demonic energy made the demons of Black City itch with curiosity.
However, remembering Yin Shan’s ruthless demeanor just moments ago, they could only suppress their curiosity and continue to huddle together, playing dead.
Inside the Demon Lord’s Mansion.
The golden beams of light were entirely shattered by the Yin wind. Before the female demon could breathe a sigh of relief, a wave of earth spikes erupted from beneath the ground.
As they flew, the earth spikes emitted sharp whistling sounds, causing the air itself to subtly distort.
“A mere trifle.”
Yin Shan clasped his five fingers together and pressed downwards.
A solidified palm print materialized out of thin air, resembling a majestic mountain, crushing all the earth spikes into dust.
The ground trembled.
It seemed as if the only sound in the heavens and earth was an endless hum.
The demons, who could barely restrain their curiosity earlier, could no longer hold back. They raised their heads one by one, peering into the Demon Lord’s Mansion.
Wasn't it said that the new Demon Lord had already departed?
Then who was fighting Yin Shan, the Demon Lord, inside the Demon Lord’s Mansion?
Yin Shan’s expression was ashen.
The attacks within the Demon Lord’s Mansion did not cease. After the golden beams and earth spikes, he encountered water and earth assaults.
Although he easily blocked both of these attacks, the repeated feeling of being provoked made him extremely annoyed.
Having gone through gold, wood, water, and earth, he presumed fire would be next.
Indeed, the next moment, a scorching aura enveloped the entire Demon Lord’s Mansion.
The female demon and the other demons, with their weaker cultivation, immediately developed numerous blisters on their skin.
“Lord Demon Lord, save us!”
“Lord Demon Lord! It’s hot! So hot!”
“Ah! My face!”
All the demons, except for Yin Shan, began to undergo physical changes.
Yin Shan also noticed that this fire attack seemed different from the previous ones.
His eyelids twitched, and a sense of foreboding welled up within him.
In an instant, countless flecks of verdant green fire appeared in the void.
Those verdant green flames were not eye-catching, but they exuded a chilling aura.
“This fire…”
Yin Shan’s pupils contracted; he had already recognized the origin of this fire.
Run!
Without a word, he turned to flee, but his path was blocked by the barrier of the Demon Lord’s Mansion.
“Ah!!!”
A shrill scream suddenly rang out.
Without looking back, Yin Shan knew that the fire had adhered to the other demons, using them as fuel and burning ferociously.
Earth Heart Green Flame, combustible to all things.
The moment he stopped to break the barrier, countless streams of Earth Heart Green Flame surged towards him, forcing him to fight.
Yin Shan, his face filled with grief, took out a black feathered fan from his storage space.
This was a supreme treasure he had seized from the previous Demon Lord of the domain city. He had kept it hidden, unwilling to use it, but this time, he had no choice.
Malevolent demonic energy was infused into the black feathered fan.
The black feathered fan moved on its own, floating before Yin Shan, and then began to fan at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.
Whoosh, whoosh—
Gales accompanied by dark clouds appeared above the Demon Lord’s Mansion.
The rapidly moving flames of Earth Heart Green Flame abruptly halted, as if subjected to an invisible restraint.
The previously scorching aura rapidly receded, replaced by a chilling aura.
Drip.
First, a drop of black rainwater fell from the sky, then silently merged into the ground.
A second drop, a third drop…
A torrential downpour descended.
The flames of Earth Heart Green Flame were quickly extinguished in the rain.
And on the black feathered fan, a feather detached and fell.
The fan, which had appeared flawless, now bore a flaw.
That’s right, this fan possessed boundless power, but it had usage limitations.
With three uses, and having consumed one, he now only had two remaining.
As Yin Shan thought of this, the violence within his blood began to surge.
His gaze shifted into the distance; his nine servants had already turned into nothingness, not even a residual bone could be found.
He had initially intended only to teach this newly appointed Demon Lord a lesson, but instead, he had been driven into such a desperate situation.
Yin Shan’s face alternated between green and white.
You better hide yourself well, and don’t let me catch you! Otherwise, even if I flay your skin and break your bones, it won’t quell my hatred!